Updated encounter with Zachariah from Ashes. During her yearly visit to Houston County, to place flowers on the grave of Christine Messner, Claire has an unwelcome encounter with Zachariah Messner, her stepfather. He informs her that “Christine” was not the only child fathered by James Frederick. After dealing with Zachariah, Claire visits Jodie at school … Continue reading Ashes: Claire with Friends and Family (and Zachariah)
Christine Messner always wished she could be Deacon Frederick’s daughter until she finally got the chance, and regretted it.
Mylene Tucker and her cousin Selma Porter, Houston County, Georgia, 1949.
Claire Belmonte starts out as Christine Messner but adopts a new name and attitude when she leaves home in her teens.
Claire reconnects with her family in Terminus: Resurgens. Work in progress.
Colorful flowers in Perry.
It pays for a business to have a name that describes exactly what it does.
Not the only Baptist church in Perry, but the first.
Colorful flowers in Perry.
A colorful church in Perry.
